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Biography

1964
August 12, the birth of Yannig GUILLEVIC in Boulogne, France to a Breton father and a Walloon mother.

1970 à 1976
1970-1976 Applies himself diligently to drawing and music. Joins the Breton group, Quo Vadis,as a flutist.
Reads classical literature.
A passionate interest in Asian art

1976 à 1978
1976-1978 Studies at the Seminary of St Anne d'Auray in Brittany. Fascinated by medieval religious art.
Giotto leaves a lasting impression on him.

1979 à 1981
Studies at a merchant navy school in Brittany (his father was a fisherman). Works as a sailor.

1982
Studies electronics.

1983 à 1987
Enlists in the French navy.
Reads ancient philosophy. Captivated by East African art.

1988 à 1992
Lives in Paris. Studies at the Louvre, particularly XVIth and XVIIth century painting.
Lives in London, working at casual jobs. Studies at the Tate Gallery.
Lives in Los-Angeles. Takes flying lessons in Santa Monica and receives his pilot’s license.
Lives in Morocco. Intense interest in marquetery... and for all besides!
Lives in Paris. Studies History of Art and business of Art, as well as XIXth and XXth century painting at the Louvre and Orsay Museum. Becomes a dealer of XIXth and XXth century paintings.. Has the passion for the religious art of the XVIIth –century paintings.
Lives in Spain. Studies the work of El Greco, Velazquez and Goya.
Meets the composer Bernard GIULIVI, and studies harmony with him. Throughout this period, he pursues other, athletic interests : dance, skydiving, long-distance running, scuba-diving... Awarded for outstanding achievements in sports.

1993
Commits himself totally to painting. Joins the studio of Eugenio LLAMOSAS in Vitoria, Spain.
First exhibition "In Honor of Velazquez", Bilbao.

1994 à 1996
Returns to Brittany. Studies at the School of Fine Art and at the National School of Music (harmony and organ) in Lorient.
Concentrates on drawing and the Nude. Fascinated by primitive art and by the Gauguin's painting (especially his period in Tahiti).
Exhibitions in various public venues. Works with the mathematician Franck HEURTEBIS, founder of the Pythagorean school. Works with composer and organist Germain DESBONNET. Meets and works with painter Yvo JACQUIER.

1997
Moves to Larmor-Plage, Brittany. Opens his studio and gallery, Pap'art. The convergence of primitive Himalayan art, German expressionism, the work of painter Pierre Soulages, and… an accident in the studio leads to the original technique that the artist dubs "BG" (Brown Guillevic).

1998
His brother Bruno helps promote the gallery.
First major exhibition, "Initiatory Triangle", Larmor-Plage.
Additional exhibitions :
InterCeltic Festival, Lorient ; Salon of Painters and Sculptors, Dinard; Art on Saturdays, Auray.
Exhibition "Duo Painters", with the Argentinean painter Rodolfo MOLINERO, Larmor-Plage.
Receives commission (from the State and the Clergy) for 14 paintings for the choir of the church Notre Dame de la Clarté, Larmor-Plage.
From this moment on, popular and primitive art will be his primary sources of inspiration.

1999
Receives the status of professional artist at La Maison des Artistes. Lectures on his paintings in the church of Notre Dame de la Clarté.

Exhibition "Drawing-Painting" in the Gallery of the Villa Margaret,
Larmor-Plage.
Exhibition "Beyond painting 1" in the Parish Gallery, Larmor-Plage. Exhibition "Beyond painting 2" in the Gallery Quai des Indes, during the InterCeltic Festival, Lorient.
Exhibition with JACQUIER at the Thomas & Worth society, Covent garden -London.

Introduced to the theory of mediation.
GUILLEVIC founds the ideorealist movement with JACQUIER, PERROCHES, LE GRAND and ARGUEDAS.

2000
Takes up residence in Pont-Aven with his friend JACQUIER. Continuous exhibitions of their work in the Ideorealist Gallery. Resides on the site: www.pont-aven.org/ . GUILLEVIC works with JACQUIER in the same studio.

The two Ideorealist painters travel to Hermosillo, Mexico.
Exhibition "Historia viva", Gallery of Arts and Sciences of the University Museum of the State of Sonora.


First conference on Ideorealism Center for the Arts, Hermosillo.
The lecturers and friends during that event are :

Doctor Fernando TAPIA, the director of the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History).
Doctor Alberto ALVAREZ, linguist.
Engineer Sergio ZARAGOZA, collector.
Bachelor Clotilde BARBIER, teacher in language.
Omar CADENA, writer.
Marco MENDOZA, journalist.

During that trip, essentialist experiences with Indians will confirm the primitive sens in his condition of westerner.

2001
Travels with JACQUIER to Phoenix (twin city with Hermosillo), Arizona. Private exhibition sponsored by the Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix and the Institut Français d’Arizona.

Moves to Pont-Scorff, Brittany. Opens his second studio and gallery, Guillevic Studio. During several months, he’s going to train himself in computing : computer graphics, websites…
Exhibition in the gallery of the Hôtel des Mouettes, Larmor-Plage.

Setting up and opening of « Abys Limited », based in London, which is a company promoting contemporary primitive art. The three founders are : Bruno GUILLEVIC, specialiste in human resources, Stéphane LORANDEL, professional in computing, and GUILLEVIC himself.

2002
Exhibition at the Thomas & Worth society, Covent garden -London.
Exhibition "Result of History" in the Congress Centre to Lorient, France (sponsored by the multinational company Bayer).
First presentation of "The wheel of Fortune": artwork which turns on 360°, with 4 stops -for the 4 paintings to see- of 90° each one. "The wheel of Fortune" is fitted out with an automated system and an electronic combination lock which allow for the paintings to turn (clockwise and counterclockwise) interpreting a series of random combinations.
Exhibition in the ideorealist gallery to Pont-Aven, France.

2003
Exhibition in the gallery “Compagnie d’Artistes” , Lorient.
Exhibition "Seing in colors" in the gallery "Tour des Gardes", church in Larmor-Plage.
Exhibition “Seing in colors” in the gallery of the bank Caisse d’Epargne de Bretagne, Lorient – France.

2004               

The professional website www.artistenomade.com is on line.
                       
Exhibition in the gallery Voghera to Manosque, France.
Exhibition in the gallery L’Alchimiste, to L’Isle sur Sorgue, France.Award winner 2004 of the international competition Quasart.
Participation in the book “Arte EuroAmericano”, consecrated to peace in the world and organized by Susana D’ Momo, artist in Argentine. Member of the Cultural Institute of Brittany.Specially selected by Jean-Claude RACINE as one of the ten artists to represent the charitable organization “Spirit of Love” to Washington, USA.                        Leaves the ideorealist movement.Exhibition in the art space “Des Arts & des Hommes”, Vannes, France.Public order for a monumental painting 6 x 4 meters (2361/4 x 157 1/2 inches) in the Saint Tugdual’s church, Brittany, France, through the meeting with the priest Henry GOYALLON. Theme is “Jesus washing feet of his disciples”. Reunion with competent people in this theme, amongst them :

• the Benedictine monk Nicolas-Bernard VIRLET, theologian

• Paul VALAX, historian in art

• Anne-Marie LE THIEC, president of the Sacred Art Committee in Morbihan

2005               

Participation in the book “Arte EuroAmericano 2”, consecrated to peace in the world.With “Jesus washing feet of his disciples”, a nomadic artist in Brittany brings humanities to light… This painting of  6 x 4 meters (2361/4 x 157 1/2 inches), which is still in the process of being painted, show also the “Christ baptized in the Jordan river”, the “Unction in Bethany”, the “Bridge with the seven virtues”, the “Eucharist”, the “Last teaching of Christ” and the “Heaven with the 72 angels or celestial hierarchies”.In the face of this “Jesus washing feet of his disciples”, several projects are already in the pipeline :

• Production of a 52’ documentary film by Thierry MASSÉ, Cinergy Productions, under the supervision of Pierre MATHIOTE.

• Original music for the film with the Germain DESBONNET’s compositions called the 7 shakras which are corresponding to the 7 scenes of the “Jesus washing feet of his disciples”.

• Book with collective signatures.

In order to have a master’ painting valued, the company Alera Consulting calls out the nomadic artist.

2006               

The “Jesus washing feet of his disciples” is finished.
                       
Trip to Hermosillo, Mexico : exhibition ‘Seing’ in the ExpoGan 2006 and projection-lecture of the movie (working-progress) “Jesus washing feet of his disciples”.

CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY


1999 :

Télégramme, April 17
Myriam Plaute dit Lebrun : "A new artistic movement : the Ideorealism".

Ouest-France, April 17-18
Pierre Wadoux : "The passion for art and sacred".

Télégramme, July 15
Yves Dubreucq : "Yannig Guillevic, artist of movement".

Ouest-France, July 17-18
Pierre Wadoux : "Beyond descriptive".

Ouest-France, December 10
Pierre Wadoux : "Guillevic, from London to Pont-Aven".

2000 :

Télégramme, July 17
Claude Lasbleiz : "Pont-Aven, cradle of a new school: the ideorealism".

Ouest-France, July 27
R. Pierre Wadoux : "A generation in questions".

Ouest-France, August 4
Charlotte Viart : "The ideorealists are reinventing the primitive art".

TV Telemax, November 2
Julio Cesar Villasenor and Maru Haro : "Guillevic and Jacquier, the ideorealists", short film in color.

El Imparcial, November 4
Azucena Rochin : "Yannig Guillevic, union of drawing and painting".

Mexico Moderno, November issue
Cayetano Lucero : "The ideorealism or the art without fragmentation".

Télégramme, November 14
Claude Lasbleiz : "Two Breton painters, invited to an international exhibition".

El Imparcial, November 23
Azucena Rochin : "The French are exhibiting from today".

El Imparcial, November 25
Ramsés Tamayo : "The French are showing their history in one's lifetime".

Radio Universidad de Sonora, November 30
Emma Lourdes Lopez : "History in one's lifetime", 30-minute program.

El Imparcial, November 30
Luz Alicia M. de Biel : "Social symphony".

TV Canal 12, December 5
Lupita Valencia : "The ideorealism", short film in color.

Radio Sonora, December 6
Padre Tomas Herrera : "The ideorealists in Hermosillo", 60-minute program.

El Imparcial, December 12
Marco Mendoza : "They'll give a conference"

TV Unison, December 12
Patricia Gonzalez : "Conference and exhibition of the ideorealism" y "Meeting with Isela Vega", 60-minute film

Voces del Desierto (El Independiente), December issue no. 218
Cucky C. Moncada : "A dream with an happy end".

El Imparcial, December 14
Ramsés Tamayo : "History in one'e lifetime, the ideorealism an internacional movement".

El Independiente, December 15
Edith Cota : "The ideorealism".

Perfiles (El Imparcial), December issue
Maria Luisa Cardenas : "Primitive and Popular".

TV Telemax, December 18
Julio Cesar Villasenor : "The ideorealism", short film in color.

2001 :

Letras sobre papel, January
Omar Cadena : "The ideorealism", special issue devoted to the Movement.

Armor Magazine, July and August issues
Jean-Bernard Moulin : "Pont-Aven: the rebirth", with the front page.

Ouest-France, July 5
Pierre Wadoux : “The Guillevic’s labyrinthine tour”.

Télégramme, July 18
Yves Dubreucq : “Guillevic : “The painter in pursuit of the light”

2002 :

Ouest-France, June 15-16
Jérôme Gazeau : "Guillevic, Jacquier : unending History".

TV Breizh, June 26
Christine Oberdorff : newsflash.

Radio Catholique Française, June 28
Gérard Priziac : radio programme "Meeting".

Télégramme, June 21
Yves Dubreucq : "History remainder".

Armor Magazine, monthly June
Jean-Bernard Moulin : "The ideorealists".

Lorient Magazine, monthly June
Marc Farré : back cover.

2003 :

Ouest-France, May 17-18
Brigitte Le Gall : “Exhibition Yannig Guillevic in the Tour des Gardes”.

CONTACT
Yannig Guillevic
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56160 Ploërdut - France
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